Pat Bianchi is an American

United States

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 jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 organist

Organist

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. In 2010, Downbeat named him among the ten best organists in jazz. He took up piano at age seven and began formal lessons at age 12. He studied classical piano at the Eastman School of Music

Eastman School of Music

The Eastman School of Music is a music conservatory located in Rochester, New York. The Eastman School is a professional school within the University of Rochester...

 and jazz piano at the Berklee School of Music. His second album features Terrell Stafford, Ralph Peterson. Jr., and Wayne Escoffery

Wayne Escoffery

Wayne Escoffery is a jazz saxophonist based in New York City.-Performing history:Since 2000 he has been working in New York City with Carl Allen, Eric Reed, and the Charles Mingus Big Band. Other musicians performed with include Ralph Peterson, Ben Riley, Ron Carter, Rufus Reid, Bill Charlap,...

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He is currently based in Denver.